REPUBLICAN REBELS STAND FAST AGAINST BOEHNER, AMNESTY
'If it's illegal, it's illegal,' declares member of GOP resistance
House Speaker John Boehner
In the contentious v****g over a Homeland Security funding bill Friday night, nearly 50 mostly conservative Republicans openly defied House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio not once, but twice.
Only a last-minute change of heart by Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spared the Republican speaker from an embarrassing defeat and a possible shutdown of part of the DHS.
At issue was whether the three-week spending bill backed by GOP leadership would be passed with or without funding President Obamas executive action lifting the threat of deportation from millions of i*****l i*******ts. Many in Boehners party were not willing to pass a bill paying for what theyre calling Obamas unconstitutional amnesty action.
It does not make any difference whether the funding is for three weeks, three months or a full fiscal year, argued Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., who v**ed against the measure. If its illegal, its illegal.
Fifty-one other Republicans joined Brooks in v****g against the measure, leading to a 224-203 defeat for Boehner and the GOP leadership.
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Later in the evening, the proposal was put forward to pass a bill funding the DHS for just one week, and this time, 55 Republicans v**ed against the measure.
Pelosi, however, rallied Democrats to switch their v**es and agree to what she called a 7-day patch.
Your v**e tonight, Pelosi wrote in a letter to fellow Democrats, will assure that we will v**e for full funding next week.
Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., however, continued the resistance from within the Republican Party, v****g against the funding for a second time.
Passing bills that do nothing but kick the can down the road is something that has become commonplace in Washington, Salmon said. I pledge to continue this fight in one week, so we can responsibly fund the Department of Homeland Security without funding the presidents unconstitutional actions.
The Senate immediately passed the one-week funding measure in a voice v**e, and President Obama signed the bill just before midnight.
Democrats have been tight-lipped on what brought about the sudden change of heart, and Boehner spokesman Michael Steel firmly denied rumors that a deal was cut between Boehner and Pelosi to get the measure passed.
We did not make any such deal or promise, Steel said.
Republicans who v**ed against the three-week measure are listed in alphabetical order below:
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